"Clou" meaning in German

See Clou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kluː/ Audio: De-Clou.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: 19th century, borrowed from French clou (“nail”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|clou|nocap=1|t=nail}} borrowed from French clou (“nail”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s}} Clou m (strong, genitive Clous, plural Clous) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Clous [genitive], Clous [plural], strong [table-tags], Clou [nominative, singular], Clous [definite, nominative, plural], Clous [genitive, singular], Clous [definite, genitive, plural], Clou [dative, singular], Clous [dative, definite, plural], Clou [accusative, singular], Clous [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (informal) the most important or most interesting part of something
    a special feature, trick, secret
    Tags: informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Besonderheit, das Besondere
    Sense id: en-Clou-de-noun-5YUWnGxA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 46 38
  2. (informal) the most important or most interesting part of something
    point (of a story), (less often) punchline (of a joke)
    Tags: informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Pointe
    Sense id: en-Clou-de-noun-0LMutgGU Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 11 67 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 46 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 55 30
  3. (informal) the most important or most interesting part of something
    highlight
    Tags: informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Höhepunkt, Knüller
    Sense id: en-Clou-de-noun-uG96WEkJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 46 38

Inflected forms

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